Lead Developer (MVS)

Location Leeds, Bruntingthorpe or Manchester - Hybrid

This is a Permanent , Full Time vacancy that will close in a month at 23:59 BST .

The Role

Leeds, Bruntingthorpe or Manchester Office up to x2 a week

Are you ready to lead the charge in transforming the automotive tech landscape?

AtCox Automotive Europe, we're not just building software-we're shaping the future of vehicle services. OurProduct Engineeringteam is at the heart of this mission, delivering high-quality, cloud-native solutions that power the UK and European wholesale vehicle ecosystem.

We're on the lookout for aLead Software Engineerto head up a brand-new squad within ourManheim Vehicle Services (MVS)business. MVS processes over200,000 vehicles annuallyfor major manufacturers, finance, and rental companies-this is your chance to make a real impact at scale.

What You'll Do

• Lead from the front: Be a hands-on technical leader, guiding a team of developers and QA engineers.
• Architect the future: Design and build scalable, secure, and high-performing systems using modern cloud-native technologies.
• Mentor and inspire: Help shape the next generation of engineering talent.
• Collaborate cross-functionally: Work closely with product managers, architects, and UX/UI teams to deliver exceptional digital products.
• Champion quality: Set the bar high for code quality, testing, and delivery standards.

We're modernising from a .NET Framework monolith to a microservices architecture in AWS. You'll work with:

• Cloud: AWS (EKS, ECS, Lambda, Aurora, DynamoDB, DocumentDB)
• Frontend: React
• Messaging: Kafka, SNS/SQS, EventBridge
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions, GitHub Enterprise

What You Bring

• Proven experience leading agile development teams.
• Deep expertise in .NET, AWS, and Infrastructure-as-Code.
• A passion for clean, scalable architecture and event-driven systems.
• Strong interpersonal skills-you know how to bring out the best in people.
• A delivery mindset with a focus on value, security, and resilience.
• Experience with microservices, TDD, and DevOps practices.
• Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• A natural ability to juggle priorities and drive strategy.

Why Join Us?

• Innovative culture: We foster creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Real impact: Work on systems that touch hundreds of thousands of vehicles annually.
• Career growth: Lead a new squad and shape the future of our tech stack.
• Supportive environment: We value people as much as we value code.

Ready to lead, code, and innovate?

Apply nowand help us drive the future of automotive technology.

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE

We work with a carefully selected set of recruitment partners and are not looking to add to our PSL.

We do not accept unsolicited CVs sent to the recruitment team or directly to a hiring manager. We will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited submissions.

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